dictating

Meaning

of Dictate

Synonyms

Examples

I've been dictating to my son, who's helping me on his computer. I'm spending a lot of time doing research--I've just got up to 1971, when I went crazy and dived through the window. My life is so full of interesting stories... Ozzy Osbourne

I went to a denominational college and learned that since dictating the Bible, and hiring a perfect race of ministers to explain it, God has never done much but creep around and try to catch us disobeying it. Sinclair Lewis

He took particular delight in neutralizing those who desperately needed to be neutralized, those overblown, self-important, arrogant half-wits who were always running about dictating behavior, morals, and theology to everyone else. And he never looked back. Jack McDevitt

I am ready, but only on one condition. Once I start writing, you should not stop dictating to me. Vyasa

People who understand context would be steamed to have someone else dictating how they can call it. Larry Wall

As long as gas is cheaper than bottled water, we can't be in a position of dictating to the consumer what to buy. Bill Ford